Paper
`'do you know , mother , if I sold all my shares today , I would have the money to buy fifty terrace houses like one you have
it shows that they had money from playing shares
The martyrdom of Helena Rodrigues
' enable her to tyrannize most people with normally sensitive consciences "
Helena make people feel guilty
Tanjong Rhu
'the pairs of binoculars bumped loudly against his brief case '
discuss about Ah ma's difficult seeing and about the post
Evening under frangipani
' I don't suppose you have much in the way of soup at home . Difficult to drink soup with your hands'
Prakash table manners
Lee
' meat is poison '
she thinks that meat is poison , reason for being a vegetarian
A history of tea
' a storm in the teacup "
small matter become big matter
A dream of china
' could I get him out of china '
he wants to get him out of china
internal conflict struggle with their own feeling
Release
' our dog is pregnant'
the neighbor were disrespectful
An obituary for fifth aunt come late
' a bronchial that wouldn't go away '
show how sick she is
Corridor
' who said I would not be happy at home '
it shows that she is like to stay home
Mid autumn
' I forbid you '
the mother does want the daughter to go to Uganda
Hamid and the hand of fate
' salmah fished out two ten dollar notes and stuff them in her bosom '
salmah kept asking money from hamid
pastime
'even simple things are so difficult' he did not have the courage to fare the girl and knowing the truth
Thursday, 11 February 2010
Sunday, 24 January 2010
questions
-choose two stories reaveal the thinking of an older generatiom of singaporeans. What new insights have you gained from such a revelation?
stories - history of tea
- the move
In the stry of history of tea , it talk s bout an old generation who finds different races hateful and he/she was frighten of them . it is because he / she did not understand about the race and religions clearly , there were some of the information about racist which had influenced their thought . therefore , the conflict between races rise
The Move is about a grandmother being rather sulky when she was not allowed to bring alone her one and only pomegranate tree to a new house. Being in the older generation, most grandparents would sulk as though they are being left alone. In this case, it is rather normal for the grandmother to sulk when she was not allowed to bring along her pomegranate tree and doesnt want to move out of teh house. Not to forget she also sulks because her things are being thrown away. The evidence from the story is on page, 205, that says, "The old lady was vaguely irritated for the first time. It's always the plants that get left behind. Why?" This concludes that she is rather dissappointed with her children.
-choose file (5) links and write comment of 50-100 words about the content of the blogs (not deisn , picture , layout) you must idnetify yourself
stories - history of tea
- the move
In the stry of history of tea , it talk s bout an old generation who finds different races hateful and he/she was frighten of them . it is because he / she did not understand about the race and religions clearly , there were some of the information about racist which had influenced their thought . therefore , the conflict between races rise
The Move is about a grandmother being rather sulky when she was not allowed to bring alone her one and only pomegranate tree to a new house. Being in the older generation, most grandparents would sulk as though they are being left alone. In this case, it is rather normal for the grandmother to sulk when she was not allowed to bring along her pomegranate tree and doesnt want to move out of teh house. Not to forget she also sulks because her things are being thrown away. The evidence from the story is on page, 205, that says, "The old lady was vaguely irritated for the first time. It's always the plants that get left behind. Why?" This concludes that she is rather dissappointed with her children.
-choose file (5) links and write comment of 50-100 words about the content of the blogs (not deisn , picture , layout) you must idnetify yourself
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
lit
Q1. How is motherhood presented in any two or three stories in the collection?Stories: Tanjong RhuReleaseIn the story, Release, it said about a woman who is being a mother has lots of pressure in her life. Therefore, her husband needs to support and encurage her. However, in this story. Philip did not support his wife, Elieen. And he is alwys busy for work, can not take out the time with Elieen. Therefore, as a mother, a support from her husband is necessary.Tn the story, Tanjong Rhu, it said about a mother whose child had been grown up. And her chlidstepped in the society. Finally, the child does not attend to his mother's needs. Therefore, conflict rises.
Q2. Select two stories in which there is conflict between parent and child, and show how far three is some resolution of these different at the end of either welcomed, or feared.Stories:The moveThis story is about a family which pretended to move from the old block to another block. The mother wants to bring along her antique things plus her pomegranate tree, but her daughter did not allow her to do so. Therefore, it rises the conflict beteween them.Mid-AutumnThe story explains about a parent forced their child to do the things that she did not want to do. The daughter had made a choice for her own. Therefore, there are conflicts between her mother and the daughter. The daughter decided to go Uganda despite her mother disagree towards her daughter's choice. In the end, the mother waited impatiently for her beloved daughter to arrive.
Q3. With the reference to suitable stories, discuss how far change is show to be either welcomed, or feared.Past timeEvening under FrangipaniIn past time, it told about a human nature that they do not want to remember about ahistory that they were unable to face. However, as the time washed off their fearness towardsthe history. They are able to accept it. For evidence, in the past time, Tai Poh met the girl whohas the relationship between both of them, but Tai Poh was not dare to face her. And now, he can face the girl. Evening Under Frangipani is a story which told us about a huge change of that specific person. In this case, The main role, Prakash was a nervous person who did not dare to pass his interview. However, after Eliean broke up their love. Prakash beome stronger instead of become weaker. Nevertheless, it is unfortunatly that Eliean love the person named Mike instead of continue the love with him.
Q4 How are young people and their ideals reprsented in two stories in the collection ?How far do you agree with these people?
The Move
Evening under Frangpani
The Move is about young teenagers who doesnt understand the meaning of appreciation and history. For example, the pomegranate tree. The young teenagers doesnt want the mother to bring along the pomegranate tree as there is no space for it to be placed in the new house.This story involves Prakash and Elaine's love story. Its about young teenagers falling in love. Soon after they fight about Elaine's hand looking like a beetle, Elaine decided to forget Prakash and move on to another guy.However, Prakash did not give up, because he love Elaine. And he have future plans with her. Actually Elaine did not love him at all .
Q2. Select two stories in which there is conflict between parent and child, and show how far three is some resolution of these different at the end of either welcomed, or feared.Stories:The moveThis story is about a family which pretended to move from the old block to another block. The mother wants to bring along her antique things plus her pomegranate tree, but her daughter did not allow her to do so. Therefore, it rises the conflict beteween them.Mid-AutumnThe story explains about a parent forced their child to do the things that she did not want to do. The daughter had made a choice for her own. Therefore, there are conflicts between her mother and the daughter. The daughter decided to go Uganda despite her mother disagree towards her daughter's choice. In the end, the mother waited impatiently for her beloved daughter to arrive.
Q3. With the reference to suitable stories, discuss how far change is show to be either welcomed, or feared.Past timeEvening under FrangipaniIn past time, it told about a human nature that they do not want to remember about ahistory that they were unable to face. However, as the time washed off their fearness towardsthe history. They are able to accept it. For evidence, in the past time, Tai Poh met the girl whohas the relationship between both of them, but Tai Poh was not dare to face her. And now, he can face the girl. Evening Under Frangipani is a story which told us about a huge change of that specific person. In this case, The main role, Prakash was a nervous person who did not dare to pass his interview. However, after Eliean broke up their love. Prakash beome stronger instead of become weaker. Nevertheless, it is unfortunatly that Eliean love the person named Mike instead of continue the love with him.
Q4 How are young people and their ideals reprsented in two stories in the collection ?How far do you agree with these people?
The Move
Evening under Frangpani
The Move is about young teenagers who doesnt understand the meaning of appreciation and history. For example, the pomegranate tree. The young teenagers doesnt want the mother to bring along the pomegranate tree as there is no space for it to be placed in the new house.This story involves Prakash and Elaine's love story. Its about young teenagers falling in love. Soon after they fight about Elaine's hand looking like a beetle, Elaine decided to forget Prakash and move on to another guy.However, Prakash did not give up, because he love Elaine. And he have future plans with her. Actually Elaine did not love him at all .
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
lit , wongtszho
-An Orbituary for Fifth Aunt Came Late
Conflict
- Aunt - she will go wash dishes , when she is angry (Internal)
- Aunt and her mother (pg152, When she was six years old, my aunt developed a bronchial cough that would not go away even after weeks of murky, dark brews. The concoctions were so foul-smelling and bitter no amount of sugar could make them palatable. Don't waste our sugar, her mother admonished, your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches. (External))
Characters:
1) Fifth Aunt
- very good to parents (pg 149 ,My aunt. She was in her fifties. She lived in my grandmother’s house.)
- always apologise (pg149, One day she fell off her stool because she shifted her weight wrong, and she said, “ Oh sorry, oh sorry, I’m very clumsy.”)
-don't act like girl (pg150, She didn't have a handkerchief tucked into the frog-buttons of her at-home top, so she wiped off her wet upper lip with her hand.
2) Narrator
-no respect (pg149, She was my aunt but I didn’t make a point to be her niece)
- don't care (pg 149-150, I suppose since I couldn’t be heard I didn’t try to think very much either.)
3) Grandmother
- always wine (Pg 152, Their mother continually bewailed her lot)
- very traditional , rather guys (pg152, Don’t waste out sugar, her mother admonished, your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches.]
Literature ; Release
-RELEASE
Eileen & the Female Neighbour (Pg 140 & 141)
- no respect
the neightbour anyhow say the dogs and her are the same
Eileen & her Husband (Pg 140 & 141)
- her
her neighbours (Pg 141)
- they cut the guva tre down when she was away
- They moved into their property when they went out her husband (Pg 143)
- Philip was angry over the fact that Eileen forgot about the jacket and she so angry about th neighbour
Climax :
(Climax ; Pg 145 & 146)
- When Eileen couldn’t take it any more , she decided to do something about it , she decided to wait for the person who gave the dogs their food , to do something to solve the problem .
Resolution :
Open – Ended (Pg 148)
- The problem is only partially solved . It is only partially solved because ,the dogs died , because of the man and don't know why he killed it
Characters :
1) Eileen
Friendly (Pg 139)
- She say hi to neighbours when they moved in
amgry easily (Pg 142)
- the neightbour moved abit in and she was so angry
Patient (Pg 144)
- She pampers her baby even though it keeps crying .
2) Philip
Petty (Pg 141)
- Just because it slipped Eileen’s mind to collect his suit , he became angry .
Understanding (Pg 143)
- He was telling Eileen to let their neighbours to have that tiny bit of space since they don’t do gardening anyway .
3) The man who took care of the dogs
Kind (Pg 146)
- He offered to carry Eileen’s baby , and he even stroked the baby’s cheek .
Understanding (Pg 147)
- He agreed to shift the dogs to another place , to help Eileen solve her problem .
Evil (Pg 148)
- He killed the puppies one by one to silence them .
The most interesting segment is when …
Eileen gotton very fustrated / angry with the dog’s noise . She couldn’t take it anymore for any longer , she called the police to help & even thought of calling the spca to help resolve the problem . Calling the police to solve this trival matter , is a little uncommon . She was showing signs that she was slowly becoming mad because all she wanted , is to let her & her baby to catch some sleep .
-Pastime
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
Mr Lee & Tai Poh (External)
- There was a psychological conflict as they try to trick each other into admitting to something .
Mr Lee & Tai Poh (Internal)
- Mr Lee was laughing on on the inside as he thinks that he thinks that Tai Poh has failed in trying to fool him .
Climax :
Climax
The start of the climax is when Mr. Lee started on his own “Story”
Resolution :
Nothing changed as its just a story, it was just a past time and nothing was real .
Characters :
Tai Poh
Quiet (Pg 212)
- He did not talk to the passengers nor disturb them in any way.
Observant (Pg 212)
- He watched and carefully considered before he picked the person to feature in his story .
Secretive (Pg 217)
- He stopped to check his face , it betrayed nothing nor let anyone know anything through his face expressions .
Mr Lee
Vigilant (Pg 216)
- He was prepared .
Cunning (Pg 217)
- It betrayed nothing and he expected it , he was not simple minded . After living through so many years this way , he could not be simple minded .
The most interesting segment is when …
Mr Lee started his story about the man that works as a security manager in a large wafer fab plan . He talked about how important the job of a security guard is and he then goes on about the plan to make a lot of money ,which is enough for a few people to retire . I think it’s the most interesting part of the story is when Mr Lee was telling his story , we can see how Tai Poh’s expressions change from laid back to guilty and frightened . As though he was scared of being tricked into admitting to something he shouldn’t .
- A History Of Tea
Resolution :
Complete Ending
- All the conflicts are resolved and when the narrator opened his cup of tea , he saw his relatives and the life that would appear before him before it happened .
Characters :
Narrator
Simple (Pg 108)
- He did not use a mug that had complicated patterns , whereas Beverly used a mug that was beautiful and had fanciful designs on it .
Beverly
Funny ; Good sense of humour (Pg 109)
- She laughed at a joke , “not my cup of tea” .
The most interesting segment is when …
Beverly had a good sense of humour , she made a joke about the cup of tea , of being not her “cup of tea” .
-An Orbituary For Fifth Aunt Came Late
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
Aunt (Internal)
- She shocked herself with her power of speech . She could only calm herself down with a trip to the sink , plowing her hands into dishes and dish-soiled water .
Mother & Her Children (Pg 152)
- The mother contionously bewailed her lot of nine children , thirteen is you counted the dead babies with endless chores and drudgery .
Mother & Husband (External) (Pg 152)
- The tight-lipped husband who positioned himself at the dinner-table-the-bed-out-the-front-door , who even she stopped simpering to when he opened his mouth and said “tea” or “hungry already” , and it then fell upon her to break the code .
Aunt & Her Mother (External) (Pg 152)
- When she was six years old, my aunt developed a bronchial cough that wouldnt go away even after taking weeks of murky, dark brews . The concoctions were so foul-smelling (smelly) and bitter and no amount of sugar could make them palatable . Don’t waste our sugar , her mother said , your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches .
Climax :
Characters :
Fifth Aunt
Fillial (Pg 149)
- My aunt was in her fifties , she lived in my grandmother’s house .
Un-Feminine (Pg 150)
- She used her hand to wipe her upper lip instead of using a hankerchief .
Caring (Pg 150)
- She would put others before herself , she would fill everyone’s bowl before filling hers .
Narrator
Disrespectful (Pg 149)
- She was my aunt , but I didn’t make it a point to be her niece .
Nonchalance (Pg 149 – 150)
- I suppose I couldn’t be heard , so I didn’t think very much either .
-Evening under Frangipani
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
External
- Elaine and Prakash fought because he laughed at her hands while she was being so romantic to him.
External
- Elaine’s mother doesn’t like Prakash . She thinks that he is slow and stupid , and even imagined him as physically aggressive .
Internal
- Prakash wanted to give up, yet he didn’t, he went to look for Elaine in the end.
Climax :
- When Prakash laughed at Elaine’s hands , she started to ignore him , and when Prakash found out that a man sent Elaine home .
Resolution :
Complete Resolution.
- Elaine did not want to see Prakash again.Prakash decided not to be dependent on Elaine and decided if he was to meet Elaine again, it would be by chance. That was the end of their relationship.
Characters :
Prakash
Nervous Wreck (Pg Pg 27)
- During job interview
Forgetful (Pg 49)
- Had to memorise things that he needed to say during the interview .
Competent (Pg 48)
- He was a platoon commander .
Father
Not Judgemental (Pg 60)
- He was gentle towards prakash .
Arrogant (Pg 48 & 83)
- He considered Prakash slow & stupid .
Condescending (Pg 84)
- He tried not to appear smug but he was concerned .
The most interesting segment is when Prakash went to look for Elaine after they fought , and he found that another guy actually sent Elaine home . What was Prakash thinking during that moment ? Did he regret and felt guilty during that moment where he laughed at Elaine’s hands and said they felt like beetles ? Did he actually want to ask Elaine out again before he saw what had happened ?
-Lee
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
External
Li Wen’s father did not like her dressing and they often argued about it.
External
- Li Wen did not believe in God, whereas her father believed so , and he wanted her to believe in it too .
Internal
- Li Wen’s father tried to make her look like a local , but it was harder than he thought.
Climax :
When Li Wen didn’t talk to her father for 2 weeks , except in tones of exaggerated politeness .
Resolution :
Open ended Resolution
- We do not know if Li Wen had finally listen to her father in the end, as it said he could still see the lighted window hovering in a corner of his mind. And in literature, a light could mean anything.
Chatacter :
Father
Caring (Pg 85 & 86)
- He allowed Li Wen to live with him, instead of leaving her alone after her mother, which was his ex-wife .
Patient (Pg 98)
- When Liwen shouted at him , he didn’t say anything .
Traditional (Pg 102)
- He tried to interest Li Wen in her culture by talking about Chinese stories during dinner.
Liwen
Rude (Pg 103)
- She keeps swearing for example what the hell and Jesus Christ .
Straightforward (Pg 103)
- When her father mentioned about her mother , blaming her mother for his daughter’s behaviour, she just answered back : “That’s sick .” without thinking.
Rebelliouis (Pg 97)
- She lost her temper with her father and gave him a twisted, half sneer, James Dean scorching look , heavily nasty .
The most interesting segment is when Li Wen started living with her father after not meeting each other for eight years and how she slowly changed herself to adapt in Singapore . Even trying to accept her own Chinese culture after living in America since she was young and mixing with them . And how she coped with her mother’s death , moved on with her life and everything with her father.
Conflict
- Aunt - she will go wash dishes , when she is angry (Internal)
- Aunt and her mother (pg152, When she was six years old, my aunt developed a bronchial cough that would not go away even after weeks of murky, dark brews. The concoctions were so foul-smelling and bitter no amount of sugar could make them palatable. Don't waste our sugar, her mother admonished, your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches. (External))
Characters:
1) Fifth Aunt
- very good to parents (pg 149 ,My aunt. She was in her fifties. She lived in my grandmother’s house.)
- always apologise (pg149, One day she fell off her stool because she shifted her weight wrong, and she said, “ Oh sorry, oh sorry, I’m very clumsy.”)
-don't act like girl (pg150, She didn't have a handkerchief tucked into the frog-buttons of her at-home top, so she wiped off her wet upper lip with her hand.
2) Narrator
-no respect (pg149, She was my aunt but I didn’t make a point to be her niece)
- don't care (pg 149-150, I suppose since I couldn’t be heard I didn’t try to think very much either.)
3) Grandmother
- always wine (Pg 152, Their mother continually bewailed her lot)
- very traditional , rather guys (pg152, Don’t waste out sugar, her mother admonished, your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches.]
Literature ; Release
-RELEASE
Eileen & the Female Neighbour (Pg 140 & 141)
- no respect
the neightbour anyhow say the dogs and her are the same
Eileen & her Husband (Pg 140 & 141)
- her
her neighbours (Pg 141)
- they cut the guva tre down when she was away
- They moved into their property when they went out her husband (Pg 143)
- Philip was angry over the fact that Eileen forgot about the jacket and she so angry about th neighbour
Climax :
(Climax ; Pg 145 & 146)
- When Eileen couldn’t take it any more , she decided to do something about it , she decided to wait for the person who gave the dogs their food , to do something to solve the problem .
Resolution :
Open – Ended (Pg 148)
- The problem is only partially solved . It is only partially solved because ,the dogs died , because of the man and don't know why he killed it
Characters :
1) Eileen
Friendly (Pg 139)
- She say hi to neighbours when they moved in
amgry easily (Pg 142)
- the neightbour moved abit in and she was so angry
Patient (Pg 144)
- She pampers her baby even though it keeps crying .
2) Philip
Petty (Pg 141)
- Just because it slipped Eileen’s mind to collect his suit , he became angry .
Understanding (Pg 143)
- He was telling Eileen to let their neighbours to have that tiny bit of space since they don’t do gardening anyway .
3) The man who took care of the dogs
Kind (Pg 146)
- He offered to carry Eileen’s baby , and he even stroked the baby’s cheek .
Understanding (Pg 147)
- He agreed to shift the dogs to another place , to help Eileen solve her problem .
Evil (Pg 148)
- He killed the puppies one by one to silence them .
The most interesting segment is when …
Eileen gotton very fustrated / angry with the dog’s noise . She couldn’t take it anymore for any longer , she called the police to help & even thought of calling the spca to help resolve the problem . Calling the police to solve this trival matter , is a little uncommon . She was showing signs that she was slowly becoming mad because all she wanted , is to let her & her baby to catch some sleep .
-Pastime
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
Mr Lee & Tai Poh (External)
- There was a psychological conflict as they try to trick each other into admitting to something .
Mr Lee & Tai Poh (Internal)
- Mr Lee was laughing on on the inside as he thinks that he thinks that Tai Poh has failed in trying to fool him .
Climax :
Climax
The start of the climax is when Mr. Lee started on his own “Story”
Resolution :
Nothing changed as its just a story, it was just a past time and nothing was real .
Characters :
Tai Poh
Quiet (Pg 212)
- He did not talk to the passengers nor disturb them in any way.
Observant (Pg 212)
- He watched and carefully considered before he picked the person to feature in his story .
Secretive (Pg 217)
- He stopped to check his face , it betrayed nothing nor let anyone know anything through his face expressions .
Mr Lee
Vigilant (Pg 216)
- He was prepared .
Cunning (Pg 217)
- It betrayed nothing and he expected it , he was not simple minded . After living through so many years this way , he could not be simple minded .
The most interesting segment is when …
Mr Lee started his story about the man that works as a security manager in a large wafer fab plan . He talked about how important the job of a security guard is and he then goes on about the plan to make a lot of money ,which is enough for a few people to retire . I think it’s the most interesting part of the story is when Mr Lee was telling his story , we can see how Tai Poh’s expressions change from laid back to guilty and frightened . As though he was scared of being tricked into admitting to something he shouldn’t .
- A History Of Tea
Resolution :
Complete Ending
- All the conflicts are resolved and when the narrator opened his cup of tea , he saw his relatives and the life that would appear before him before it happened .
Characters :
Narrator
Simple (Pg 108)
- He did not use a mug that had complicated patterns , whereas Beverly used a mug that was beautiful and had fanciful designs on it .
Beverly
Funny ; Good sense of humour (Pg 109)
- She laughed at a joke , “not my cup of tea” .
The most interesting segment is when …
Beverly had a good sense of humour , she made a joke about the cup of tea , of being not her “cup of tea” .
-An Orbituary For Fifth Aunt Came Late
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
Aunt (Internal)
- She shocked herself with her power of speech . She could only calm herself down with a trip to the sink , plowing her hands into dishes and dish-soiled water .
Mother & Her Children (Pg 152)
- The mother contionously bewailed her lot of nine children , thirteen is you counted the dead babies with endless chores and drudgery .
Mother & Husband (External) (Pg 152)
- The tight-lipped husband who positioned himself at the dinner-table-the-bed-out-the-front-door , who even she stopped simpering to when he opened his mouth and said “tea” or “hungry already” , and it then fell upon her to break the code .
Aunt & Her Mother (External) (Pg 152)
- When she was six years old, my aunt developed a bronchial cough that wouldnt go away even after taking weeks of murky, dark brews . The concoctions were so foul-smelling (smelly) and bitter and no amount of sugar could make them palatable . Don’t waste our sugar , her mother said , your brothers need the sugar for their school sandwiches .
Climax :
Characters :
Fifth Aunt
Fillial (Pg 149)
- My aunt was in her fifties , she lived in my grandmother’s house .
Un-Feminine (Pg 150)
- She used her hand to wipe her upper lip instead of using a hankerchief .
Caring (Pg 150)
- She would put others before herself , she would fill everyone’s bowl before filling hers .
Narrator
Disrespectful (Pg 149)
- She was my aunt , but I didn’t make it a point to be her niece .
Nonchalance (Pg 149 – 150)
- I suppose I couldn’t be heard , so I didn’t think very much either .
-Evening under Frangipani
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
External
- Elaine and Prakash fought because he laughed at her hands while she was being so romantic to him.
External
- Elaine’s mother doesn’t like Prakash . She thinks that he is slow and stupid , and even imagined him as physically aggressive .
Internal
- Prakash wanted to give up, yet he didn’t, he went to look for Elaine in the end.
Climax :
- When Prakash laughed at Elaine’s hands , she started to ignore him , and when Prakash found out that a man sent Elaine home .
Resolution :
Complete Resolution.
- Elaine did not want to see Prakash again.Prakash decided not to be dependent on Elaine and decided if he was to meet Elaine again, it would be by chance. That was the end of their relationship.
Characters :
Prakash
Nervous Wreck (Pg Pg 27)
- During job interview
Forgetful (Pg 49)
- Had to memorise things that he needed to say during the interview .
Competent (Pg 48)
- He was a platoon commander .
Father
Not Judgemental (Pg 60)
- He was gentle towards prakash .
Arrogant (Pg 48 & 83)
- He considered Prakash slow & stupid .
Condescending (Pg 84)
- He tried not to appear smug but he was concerned .
The most interesting segment is when Prakash went to look for Elaine after they fought , and he found that another guy actually sent Elaine home . What was Prakash thinking during that moment ? Did he regret and felt guilty during that moment where he laughed at Elaine’s hands and said they felt like beetles ? Did he actually want to ask Elaine out again before he saw what had happened ?
-Lee
Conflicts , Climax & Resolution :
Conflicts :
External
Li Wen’s father did not like her dressing and they often argued about it.
External
- Li Wen did not believe in God, whereas her father believed so , and he wanted her to believe in it too .
Internal
- Li Wen’s father tried to make her look like a local , but it was harder than he thought.
Climax :
When Li Wen didn’t talk to her father for 2 weeks , except in tones of exaggerated politeness .
Resolution :
Open ended Resolution
- We do not know if Li Wen had finally listen to her father in the end, as it said he could still see the lighted window hovering in a corner of his mind. And in literature, a light could mean anything.
Chatacter :
Father
Caring (Pg 85 & 86)
- He allowed Li Wen to live with him, instead of leaving her alone after her mother, which was his ex-wife .
Patient (Pg 98)
- When Liwen shouted at him , he didn’t say anything .
Traditional (Pg 102)
- He tried to interest Li Wen in her culture by talking about Chinese stories during dinner.
Liwen
Rude (Pg 103)
- She keeps swearing for example what the hell and Jesus Christ .
Straightforward (Pg 103)
- When her father mentioned about her mother , blaming her mother for his daughter’s behaviour, she just answered back : “That’s sick .” without thinking.
Rebelliouis (Pg 97)
- She lost her temper with her father and gave him a twisted, half sneer, James Dean scorching look , heavily nasty .
The most interesting segment is when Li Wen started living with her father after not meeting each other for eight years and how she slowly changed herself to adapt in Singapore . Even trying to accept her own Chinese culture after living in America since she was young and mixing with them . And how she coped with her mother’s death , moved on with her life and everything with her father.
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